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Douglas, Lloyd C. (1877-1951)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1951 Feb 22 p. 3

Birth date: 1877 Aug 27

text of obituary:

. . .

FAMOUS STORY WRITER CALLED AWAY IN DEATH

Lloyd C. Douglas, an ordained Lutheran minister and famous writer of religious novels, died Feb. 14 [sic Feb. 13] at Los Angeles of heart disease. He was 73 years old.

Among Douglas’ best sellers were “The Robe,” “White Banners,” and “The Big Fisherman.”

He had suffered from arthritis sinc [sic] 1944 and his condition had grown steadily worse in recent months. He was six feet tall and weighed 200 pounds when in good [end of article in original].